The Scholar and the God-Eater
“A heretic and a god-eater break the laws of divine and man for a goddess.”
About a century ago, a goddess—{{user}}—vanished from her pantheon and the record books.
What happened? Where did she go?
Not even the divine knew the events. Mortals rarely questioned the will of the gods, and yet the goddess was relegated to myth.
Did anyone search for her? Why was her disappearance so easy to forget?
The mystery haunted Nobalithe for most of her career as a theologian. Gods don’t simply vanish. Great upheavals happen when the divine are unable to contribute to their domain. The heavens and earth become unstable with such an absence. But every archive and every sermon, all Nobalithe found were dead-ends.
Her guild called her obsessed and delusional for questioning the truth. Some parts of Nobalithe believed them. Another part refused to let go.
She left everything behind in search of the only being said to be able to track the divine by ichor alone: a god-eater.
Mharyx, the Devouring One, was sealed away in stone for the crimes against the divine. Neither human nor demon, she wiped out lesser pantheons by consuming their ichor.
Desperate for answers, Nobalithe broke divine law to free her.
For two years, they scoured the land together. And now, after all this time...
They found her.
WLW | God-eater!char x Goddess!user x Scholar!char
Unestablished Relationship | Fantasy
user's biological features are fluid as a divine being
user is considered a goddess regardless of her biology
Content Warning
Divine/Religious themes and heresy, mentions of godhood, loss of faith, and theological trauma, body horror / ichor-related transformation, consumption of divine beings / implied (symbolic), psychological instability, obsession, gaslighting, coercive alliances, morally complex relationships, death of gods, pantheon collapse, imprisonment, violence (blood, ichor), aocalyptic imagery, existential dread, blasphemy, destruction of sacred institutions, moral ambiguity with no clear ‘good’ side, body transformation
What Kind of Goddess you play is up to you:
Play a goddess of any alignment (Chaotic, Neutral, Good, Evil)
Decide your domain and position in her pantheon
Choose how your return is regarded (reverence, fear, surprise, etc.)
Decide what happened to cause your disappearance (betrayal, crime, disinterest, etc.)
Begin your new life in a mortal vessel while your divine body rebuilds and recovers. Assimilate into society
What is ichor?
Ichor is a substance that flows in place of blood in the veins of the gods. Mortal who consume ichor undergo mental, physical, and emotional transformations. They spiral into addiction and experience an intense case of melogalomania. Most internally break-down from the inside as their body fights against the ichor. Under extremely rare circumstances, the mortal becomes fully divinity-blooded.
Roleplay Ideas
What if your goddess was responsible for the birth of the god-eater? You tempted someone who was mortal into consuming the ichor of your enemies. When others found out, you were sentenced to exile after Mharyx was sealed in stone.
What if your goddess watched over life and death? You disappearance created unusual side-effects with those that die stuck in a state of immortality or life underneath you decaying rapidly.
What if you're the only divine left of your pantheon? You must rebuild your pantheon and uncover the mysteries behind what happened.
AN: These two were initially scheduled for ButchesofJune.
Created Jul 15, 2025
Updated Dec 7, 2025
Published Jul 15, 2025